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Wing bagged out, repair options?
« on: February 04, 2022, 05:43:59 PM »
I have one wing that is so bagged out to the point I don't like using it, it's lost to much power and hard to get on foil with.

Wondering what if any repair options there might be? 

Mostly asking from a longevity and giving more value to the customer point of view.  And then anyone know if the bagging out can be quantified as in a bagged out 5 is now the same power as 4 or a 3.5?  Or does the screeching become uneven to the point of a poor user experience rendering the wing land fill?

Could a kite repair place ad "pleats" or cut out a triangle in the canopy and re-sow?

What is the history of windsurfing sails and kitesurfing kites?  Did/do they stretch out?  And then what can be done?
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Re: Wing bagged out, repair options?
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2022, 07:21:19 PM »
Let's find a sailmaker and keep these out of the landfill.

I have two wings I'm happy to let a pro test on.

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Re: Wing bagged out, repair options?
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2022, 07:46:12 PM »
Yes, here on Maui there are repair folks that do that, in fact I'm going to have it done to my 6M F-one CWC. I bagged mine out terribly by being addicted to it. I use when I should go down a size or two.
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Re: Wing bagged out, repair options?
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2022, 05:58:25 PM »
Yes, here on Maui there are repair folks that do that, in fact I'm going to have it done to my 6M F-one CWC. I bagged mine out terribly by being addicted to it. I use when I should go down a size or two.


So, how do the repairs come out Bill? Serviceable? Any idea what general cost is onena wing? Good for reference.

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Re: Wing bagged out, repair options?
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2022, 04:21:34 PM »
Yes, here on Maui there are repair folks that do that, in fact I'm going to have it done to my 6M F-one CWC...

Yeah Bill, what's the word on that repair? I might want mine tightened going into the summer light winds.
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Re: Wing bagged out, repair options?
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2022, 11:34:29 AM »
I haven't done it yet. I used it yesterday and it sucked, so I have to do something.
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